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#FBBFB3 — Pale Vivid Red

#FBBFB3 is a red color we call Pale Vivid Red, closest to the named color LightPink (#FFB6C1). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightpink (#FFB6C1) — not an exact match. CSS lightpink gives you #FFB6C1, a different color; use #FBBFB3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#FBBFB3 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #B1EFFB; it also sits naturally between #FBB1CA and #FBE2B1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#FBBFB3 · RGB 251, 191, 179

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Color values

HEX#FBBFB3
RGB251, 191, 179
HSL10°, 90%, 84%
HSV10°, 29%, 98%
CMYK0%, 24%, 29%, 2%
XYZ66.55, 61.03, 50.92
Yxy61.03, 0.3728, 0.3419
CIE-Lab82.39, 19.89, 14.40
Hunter Lab78.12, 19.84, 12.24

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 98% · Green 75% · Blue 70%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 29% · Key 2%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #FBBFB3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #FBBFB3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #FBBFB3

.text { color: #FBBFB3; }
.background { background-color: #FBBFB3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FBBFB3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(251, 191, 179); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(10, 90%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FBBFB3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(251, 191, 179, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FBBFB3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(251, 191, 179, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FBBFB3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FBBFB3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #FBBFB3

#F99D8B#F77C64#F55C3D#F33B16#D52D0B#AE2509#881D07#611405#3A0C03#130401

Tints of #FBBFB3

#FBC2B6#FBC6BB#FCCEC5#FCD2CA#FCD6CF#FDDAD3#FDDED8#FDE7E2#FEEBE7#FEEFEC

Tones of #FBBFB3

#F6C1B7#F0C5BC#EBC8C1#E6CCC6#E1CFCC#DCD3D1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #B1EFFB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.59:1 Fails
Against black text13.21:1 AAA

Best text color on #FBBFB3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #FBBFB3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #FBBFB3: ·

How #FBBFB3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E1E0B6Deuteranopia · #E5E9B7Tritanopia · #F8B8B9

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind pink 500 · #EC4899

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #FBBFB3 rather than the exact color:

Palette 010059
#010059 · #107595 · #FDBFB3 · #FCF594
Palette 194350
#194350 · #FF8882 · #FFC2B4 · #9DBEB9
Palette Fdffbc
#FDFFBC · #FFEEBB · #FFDCB8 · #FFC1B6
Palette Ff8787
#FF8787 · #F8C4B4 · #E5EBB2 · #BCE29E
Palette Be8abf
#BE8ABF · #EA9ABB · #FEA5AD · #F8C3AF
Palette Fde5ec
#FDE5EC · #FCBAAD · #E48586 · #916DB3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#FDBFB3#FFC2B4#FFC1B6#F8C4B4#F8C3AF#FCBAAD#F4C3B4#F9C0AB#FEC7B4#FAB7B7#FFB9B9#FFB7B7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FBBFB2  ·  #FBBFB4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FBBFB3?

#FBBFB3 is Pale Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 251, 191, 179). Its closest standard named color is LightPink.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FBBFB3?

#FBBFB3 is RGB 251, 191, 179 — HSL 10°, 90%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 24%, 29%, 2%.

What colors go with #FBBFB3?

Its complement is #B1EFFB; analogous partners are #FBB1CA and #FBE2B1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FBBFB3 for text?

Black text on #FBBFB3 has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.